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45th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s death

Martin Luther King Jr., center, and Rev. Ralph Abernathy, right, lead a march on behalf of striking sanitation workers on March 28, 1968, in Memphis. Forty-five years ago, King was shot and killed by James Earl Ray at the Lorraine Motel on April 4 while supporting the striking workers.

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45th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s death

Martin Luther King Jr., center, and Rev. Ralph Abernathy, right, lead a march on behalf of striking sanitation workers on March 28, 1968, in Memphis. Forty-five years ago, King was shot and killed by James Earl Ray at the Lorraine Motel on April 4 while supporting the striking workers. Sam Melhorn, The Commercial Appeal, via AP

Selma Rudderham, left, looks on as Tammy Whithard points on April 3 to where the shot came from that killed King on the balcony of the former Lorraine Motel in Memphis. A wreath marks the spot outside room 306 where King was assassinated on April 4, 1968. Mark Humphrey, AP

Striking Memphis sanitation workers march past Tennessee National Guard troops with fixed bayonets during a march to City Hall on March 29, 1968. King was in town to support the strike. Charlie Kelly, AP

James Earl Ray is escorted by a Shelby County sheriff to his cell on July 18, 1968, in Memphis. Ray was extradited from London after he fled the USA following the shooting. Ray died in prison in 1998. AP

Martin Luther King III, son of Martin Luther King Jr., speaks at the Mason Temple on April 3 in Memphis. The Mason Temple is the building where his father gave his last speech the night before he was assassinated on April 4, 1968. Mark Humphrey, AP